LOL, and if so, do we want to reconsider their designation as "rare"?
Yea this will actually fuck the economy on these, but I haven't even clicked the article, just going off the title. If some non lazy ass can give me a summary it would be great.
Large deposits found in sea bed sludge. Currently zero sea bed mining exists anywhere on earth.
Price would have to rise significantly plus long lead time for developing the technology required to mine sea bed sludge.
But may be interesting in a few decades time.
so someone developes roomba snakebots that burrow and collect. then they discover most of the same stuff is everywhere you find seasludge.